The Taliban seized control of Afghanistan more rapidly than intelligence officials expected. Here’s a look at the nine days that sealed the group’s yearslong takeover. Illustration ...

This story appears in the November/December 2016 issue of National Geographic History magazine ... a year before the Soviet Union invaded Afghanistan, Russian archaeologist Viktor Ivanovich ...

The first Test ended in a draw. Afghanistan etched their name in record books and created history with the series win. Afghanistan became the first Asian team in history to win their maiden Test ...